Where does “dala” come from?

dala (Hiri Motu) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

dala (Hiri Motu): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “dala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
4Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan →